This project is "related to descendants of the migration of families from Yorkshire, England in the late 1700s, to what is now Nova Scotia and New Brunswick in Canada".
There are people you may be related to on the site, a Guest Book, and a Chapman family tree that you can read, if you wish.
If you discover any person that is your ancestor, send Don Chapman a message onsite.
The webpage is http://chignecto.tribalpages.com/tribe/browse?userid=chignecto&view=9&ver=1677
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Saturday, October 15, 2011
Friday, October 14, 2011
Women's History Month
October is Women's History Month in Canada.
October was proclaimed in Canada in 1992, and this year it "recognizes women's invaluable contributions to the military in Canada over the years".
To see their website, please go to http://www.swc-cfc.gc.ca/dates/whm-mhf/index-eng.html
October was proclaimed in Canada in 1992, and this year it "recognizes women's invaluable contributions to the military in Canada over the years".
To see their website, please go to http://www.swc-cfc.gc.ca/dates/whm-mhf/index-eng.html
Thursday, October 13, 2011
1st Annual Genealogy Fair!
Here is a press release sent by the Kitchener Public Library -
"You’ve discovered Bob’s your uncle….Now what?!
Kitchener Public Library will be holding its first annual Genealogy Fair on Saturday, October 29th from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm. This free event will be held in Kitchener’s City Hall Rotunda at 200 King Street West. Genealogy enthusiasts from both near and far are welcome!
Speakers and workshops are scheduled throughout the day, suitable for both beginner and seasoned researchers. Exhibits will include local area archives, libraries and museums, as well as vendors of specialized genealogy products and services".
For more information, please go to http://www.kpl.org/_docs/programs/GenealogyFair2011.pdf
"You’ve discovered Bob’s your uncle….Now what?!
Kitchener Public Library will be holding its first annual Genealogy Fair on Saturday, October 29th from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm. This free event will be held in Kitchener’s City Hall Rotunda at 200 King Street West. Genealogy enthusiasts from both near and far are welcome!
Speakers and workshops are scheduled throughout the day, suitable for both beginner and seasoned researchers. Exhibits will include local area archives, libraries and museums, as well as vendors of specialized genealogy products and services".
For more information, please go to http://www.kpl.org/_docs/programs/GenealogyFair2011.pdf
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
War of 1812 Events Planned
The government has announced that October 2012 will be designated as a month of commemoration of the heroes, and key battles of the War of 1812.
In addition, the government will support the following -
a pan-Canadian educational campaign focused on the importance of the War of 1812 to Canada's history
support for up to 100 historical re-enactments, commemorations, and local events
a permanent 1812 memorial located in the National Capital Region
interactive tours, six exhibits, and improvements to three national historic sites across the country
investments in infrastructure at key 1812 battle sites, such as Fort Mississauga and Fort York, Ontario
celebrating and honouring the links that many of our current militia regiments in Ontario, Quebec, and Atlantic Canada have to the War of 1812
For more information, go to http://www.1812.gc.ca
In addition, the government will support the following -
a pan-Canadian educational campaign focused on the importance of the War of 1812 to Canada's history
support for up to 100 historical re-enactments, commemorations, and local events
a permanent 1812 memorial located in the National Capital Region
interactive tours, six exhibits, and improvements to three national historic sites across the country
investments in infrastructure at key 1812 battle sites, such as Fort Mississauga and Fort York, Ontario
celebrating and honouring the links that many of our current militia regiments in Ontario, Quebec, and Atlantic Canada have to the War of 1812
For more information, go to http://www.1812.gc.ca
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Names Added to Home Children (1869-1930) Online Database
The Library and Archives Canada has just issued this press release -
"Gatineau, October 6, 2011 — Library and Archives Canada is pleased to announce the release of a new version of the online database Home Children (1869-1930). More than 20,000 names of children, who came to Canada between 1925 and 1932, were added to the extended version. The names were extracted from passengers lists held at Library and Archives Canada.
The database is available at the following address:
http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/home-children/index-e.html
Library and Archives Canada would like to thank the British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa http://www.bifhsgo.ca, and its volunteers without whom this project would not have happened".
"Gatineau, October 6, 2011 — Library and Archives Canada is pleased to announce the release of a new version of the online database Home Children (1869-1930). More than 20,000 names of children, who came to Canada between 1925 and 1932, were added to the extended version. The names were extracted from passengers lists held at Library and Archives Canada.
The database is available at the following address:
http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/home-children/index-e.html
Library and Archives Canada would like to thank the British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa http://www.bifhsgo.ca, and its volunteers without whom this project would not have happened".
Descendants of Foreign Protestants
On Tuesday 25 October 2011 at 7:30 p.m., there will be a meeting of the Genealogical Association of Nova Scotia.
Iris Shea will talk on "Descendants of Foreign Protestants who settled at the Northwest Arm: Jollimores, Slaunwhites and Boutiliers".
The location is Akins Room, Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management, 6016 University Avenue, Halifax, NS
The website is http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/Recreation/GANS/index.html
They also have Publicly Accessible Databases, which includes an Index to Vital Stats from "The Colonial Patriot" 1827-1834, the Published Genealogies of Nova Scotia Families, and the Nova Scotia Genealogist Subject Index.
The databases are at http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/Recreation/GANS/databases.html#public
Iris Shea will talk on "Descendants of Foreign Protestants who settled at the Northwest Arm: Jollimores, Slaunwhites and Boutiliers".
The location is Akins Room, Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management, 6016 University Avenue, Halifax, NS
The website is http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/Recreation/GANS/index.html
They also have Publicly Accessible Databases, which includes an Index to Vital Stats from "The Colonial Patriot" 1827-1834, the Published Genealogies of Nova Scotia Families, and the Nova Scotia Genealogist Subject Index.
The databases are at http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/Recreation/GANS/databases.html#public
Monday, October 10, 2011
New/Improved Canadian Websites and Blogs Week 6
Here are some of the websites and blogs that I've come across the week ending October 9, 2011
Golden Ireland-America http://dewdropin.weebly.com/1/category/ireland/1.html Linda McLean shares her Golden family letters and journals about immigrating from Ireland to Canada and the US in the 1850s.
Looking Back On Charlotte County's History www.heritagecharlotte.com This site covers over 50 communities within Charlotte County, New Brunswick, with views of cemeteries, censuses, funeral homes, and former military bases within the community.
McFadyen-Parker History http://genealogy.mcfadyen.ca This site covers the families of McFaden, Mcilmoyle, Bertrand, Parker, Jory, and Willoughby, concentrating in Bruce County and the areas of Kincardine, Seymour, and Northumberland in Ontario, Canada.
Projet GenWeb Montreal, Québec, Canada www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~qcmtreal If you go to this site look at the MontrealGenWeb, Anglophone Ancestors side, and you will see a list English names, city directories, passanger lists, and migration.
The Scotch-Irish of Canada www.libraryireland.com/ScotchIrish/Canada1.php As the site says, "An essay on the impact of the Scotch-Irish settlers in Canada, giving examples of those who thrived in the military, business, and other spheres".
Broadmeadow Genealogy http://broadmeadowgenealogy.wordpress.com Rose Staples tells us how she started in genealogy, and what services she offers. $
Roe Family Tree http://roefamilytree.com For the Irish and English Descendants and Ancestors of John Roe and Eliza Poole. They emigrated from Coon/Coan Townlands near Coolcullen, Ireland in the county of Kilkenny to Lanark and Huron Counties in Ontario, and then to Pickford Michigan, Chippewa County near Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan.
Morrow Family Tree (Morrow/Morin/Moreau) http://morrowfamilytree.com Descendants and Ancestors of Andre Morin (Andrew Morrow) born 24 Feb 1797 in Montreal, changed his name to Andrew Morrow when he moved to the US (Mackinac Island), and eventually to Cheboygan, Michigan.
Cohen's Genealogy Site at Rootsweb http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~thecohens/birthindexes-usa.html Free Canadian Birth and Baptism Databases.
Our Ohlhausen/Koenig (König) Family History Website www.ohlhausen.ca/index.htm They came from Bessarabia, and other Russian areas, to Crossfield, Alberta in the early 1900s.
Golden Ireland-America http://dewdropin.weebly.com/1/category/ireland/1.html Linda McLean shares her Golden family letters and journals about immigrating from Ireland to Canada and the US in the 1850s.
Looking Back On Charlotte County's History www.heritagecharlotte.com This site covers over 50 communities within Charlotte County, New Brunswick, with views of cemeteries, censuses, funeral homes, and former military bases within the community.
McFadyen-Parker History http://genealogy.mcfadyen.ca This site covers the families of McFaden, Mcilmoyle, Bertrand, Parker, Jory, and Willoughby, concentrating in Bruce County and the areas of Kincardine, Seymour, and Northumberland in Ontario, Canada.
Projet GenWeb Montreal, Québec, Canada www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~qcmtreal If you go to this site look at the MontrealGenWeb, Anglophone Ancestors side, and you will see a list English names, city directories, passanger lists, and migration.
The Scotch-Irish of Canada www.libraryireland.com/ScotchIrish/Canada1.php As the site says, "An essay on the impact of the Scotch-Irish settlers in Canada, giving examples of those who thrived in the military, business, and other spheres".
Broadmeadow Genealogy http://broadmeadowgenealogy.wordpress.com Rose Staples tells us how she started in genealogy, and what services she offers. $
Roe Family Tree http://roefamilytree.com For the Irish and English Descendants and Ancestors of John Roe and Eliza Poole. They emigrated from Coon/Coan Townlands near Coolcullen, Ireland in the county of Kilkenny to Lanark and Huron Counties in Ontario, and then to Pickford Michigan, Chippewa County near Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan.
Morrow Family Tree (Morrow/Morin/Moreau) http://morrowfamilytree.com Descendants and Ancestors of Andre Morin (Andrew Morrow) born 24 Feb 1797 in Montreal, changed his name to Andrew Morrow when he moved to the US (Mackinac Island), and eventually to Cheboygan, Michigan.
Cohen's Genealogy Site at Rootsweb http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~thecohens/birthindexes-usa.html Free Canadian Birth and Baptism Databases.
Our Ohlhausen/Koenig (König) Family History Website www.ohlhausen.ca/index.htm They came from Bessarabia, and other Russian areas, to Crossfield, Alberta in the early 1900s.
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